Daily Republican., 1887-07-09
NEWS SUMMARY.

Wool Manufacturers Given . Hearing
An Appeal for shArp-The Constitu-
tionsi Csntensry-Dsstroying . Birth
marx.
Assistant SECRETARY Maynard on Fri.
day gave . hearing at the Treasury De
pArtment In Washington to william
Wbitwell. President of tho National
Association of Wool Manufacturers
Mr.. Whitwsll argued In favor OF the
classification Of wool tops and worsted
cloths, ~ adopted In different port,
which, he contended, gave an unwAr
ranted advantage to tho importer over
the manufacturer.
It is reported from Long Branch that
Albert Suckney, COUNSEL for Jacob
Sharp, had . conference with W. j.
Oanheld, the foreman OF the SHARP
Jury, at the Howiand House on Friday
night, which resulted In Caufeld sigu-
ing . petition to Judge Barrett pray ing
that Sharp be let Of with . fipe OF
%, 900. It 10 said that . ma ajority OF the
other jurors have agreed to sign the pc.
|tition.
The Governor of Massach usstts, IN
accordance with . resolution passed By
the last Legislature Of that Conn On
wealth, on Friday issued . pyoclama
ton urging the acceptance Of the vari.
ous trade, labor. social and other Asso.
Citations of the invitation to take part In
the professional display In Philad elphis
on September 18th In celebration Of the
Constitutional Centenary.
In Chicago on Friday, Judge Tuthill
sentenced Madam deBenkaleer and DR..
Brit each to thirty days In tho county
jail and payme of $500 fue for de-
stroying . birthmArk ON the person OF a
baby named Andrews, the possession oi
whom has been In litigation for several
days. The sentences imposed were 70,
contempt OF court. An appeal wai
taken.
The captain Of fishing tug who ar
rived at Cheboygau, Wisconsin, or
Thursday, reports that pestilepce pre-
wallis on Cookburn Island, In Lake
Huron. From Friday OF last week nm.
til Tuesday nine deaths had occurred in
the little community, and the disease
was spreading, 1t is supposed the NAL
xdy 10 dipbtheria.
Ssventy.fve switcbmeu, in the Bur
liuRton and Missouri Railroad yards, ri
Lincoln, Nebraska have struck agains,
the appointment Of . conductor as nigh,
master OF the yards. They claim that
the appointment should have been
given to yardmAn. 1t is said that
nearly ell the places of the strikers
have been filled.
The difficulty between the master
% asons and ricklayers in Chicago wat
practically settled, Friday night, by the
acceptance of the brlcklayera of the re-
port Of the joint committee OF arbitra
ton. The report 10 in the nature Of q
compromise, and no doubt Is enter
tanned Of its acceptance by the master
masons to. day.
At St. Louis, on Friday, Judge Moo
Ian, Of the Court of Criminal Correo
ton, discharged Joseph Schpaider and
others, arrested for violation of the
Sunday law, on the ground that the old
law 10 imperative. This leaves the 81
loon question In St. Louis rs 1t was be
fore the repeal Of the Law Of 1857, and
the saloons may remain open on Sun
days.
The CORPORATION Counsel OF New Yorh
City on Friday sent an opinion to the
superintendent of Police that restaur
ant keepers cannot lawfully cell liquors
to their customers on Sundays. The
police will hereafter arrest restaurant
keepers under this opinion.
No new cases of fever or deaths were
reported on Friday In Key West. Six
teen upacclimated persons, whose pas
cages were paid by . subscription oi
citizens, were taken by q schooner t.
the Government quarantine camp on
Egmont Key.
! At Galesburg, Illinois, on Friday
! the jury In the case of James Carroll
the last OF the alleged Farmers and Me
chanics' Bank ROBBERS, returned yer.
dict Of guilty, and fixed the punishment
at IL years in tho penitentiAry.
Eight italian miners were imprisoned
In the Sturgeon River Mine at Metro
politan, Michigan, on Thursday even.
ing, by q rush of water, which prevent
ed their escape. All are given up fol
drowned.
VIM. Bowman and his sister in-law
Mise Eunice Mckinney, were killed BY
Iduring thunder storm at Palestine
Texas, on Thursday evening.
Petroleum has been found near Eacoe
doches, Texas, and seven wells havt
/ been bored. Nine barrels OF oil from
eho Wolib WcIO IcCciNcu nv NhCOkuOCucl IN
on Thursday.
At Saco. Maine, Friday, 20 weaverl
in the York Mills struck because one o
their number was discharged for Iut
ting on his hat and ooAt before the bel
struck.
John d. VanGorden, SO years of age
was stung by bee on the wrist q,
DinRman's Ferry, Pa, last Wednesday
morning, and died shortly after.
Lynn Cooper, 16 years of age, wa.
accid entally killed in Broome County
New York, on Thursday night, by thu
discharge Of pistol he was handling
A telegraph pole ut street corner In
New York, which was eaten away q,
the base, feil on Friday, killing John
McGsrry, aged Is years.
A fire In the yard of B. & ]. God
kind, at Tonawands, New York, on
Thursday night, destroyed 1900, ,00t
feet Of pine lumber, causing loss Of
S76OtO.
jennie Durham, aged 10, and her
nsphew, aged II years, were drowned